Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-12-23

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49,. ...-.~. rate to his mission tfiat this
superhunsan this divine power stuaIa BE put
forth, It was not done on ilapnise lAs some
chGhes capse suggested. on the eontrars, it was
doue with previous design AHps ron i ,ipunPosE
That purpose IS state in the sth 10th, Both aud
t2nd vsrsss. taat the power Of Cotk III Christ,
should be made manifest aud man pc thereby
convinced and how reasonable that Power sur.
pasaing and suspendiag natures srdI,,ar! laws
.snonli pc pu, forth. Jesus sought tp draw men
Ollinseifa as TEACHER and 1essicr from tho
Almighty God: lie sought to establish us% :sya :
TEN Of faith and practice, that should be fol all
men and f7r all times: he sought, by dftine
commission, TO establish doctrines on which the
temporal and eternal des.inies Of men s;,onld
turn. Then it was rat ional, was REASONABLE. that
hs shosid attest his niissiG, by ;ucontroycrtitis
proofs Of his power, :. r. - .
=, twas Important too that he should sci VI,
standard by which self appointed lasdera in tka
future should be judged, for men. deceiying and
deceived, will appear in every ase. saying 80,
here IS Chris!an there is Christ, but be ye not
deceived the eby" : Here is an all power tul, sill
loving all sufficient Saviour. Tou need no
more. but you should have no less. - A.
Next in this chapter, AND BY NATURAL con
TRAsr, yon notice tho humility and resignation
OF Christs character. this self Abneyatioo In ren-
ton to the Father. In the 4ist verse Il is said
And Jesus lifted up his eyes. aud said, Father,
fhank thee thai thou hast heard me- and in
the 42nd. You remember his prayer in the gar
den. related in the 22nd chapter and 42nd verse
81 Luke saying, Father, if thou be willing, re-
move, this cup from me- nevertheless NOT NY
WILL, But THINE Be DONE. This humility and
Submission Is on his own partto Father, bu,
he also taught men the sublime submission by
example by}prseept, and by practice. =
Jesus IL rerealed1to lis as PERSONAL God, az c
loving personal friend. as one to know and love
i" VERSION, F1.rt n,r s! for sou car 1.c. c...
the huuiblest and lowlisst Of men In all times
How tender we're tho relations between himssli
and his disciples how touching the scenes In
that humble .rle at Ee. hany! In the 9Th verse
of this 18th chapter it Is sasd, Now Jes,ls loved
Martha, and her sister and lazarus" but in the
s5th Verse the deep tenderness Of Christ is most
fully shown. Jesus wept, wept 1T the sorrow &cf
the friends he Loved. z
But Christs love Is conditioned. 1t is not like
thoughles, impulsire, human love It is for
the deserving. He says. fys love mo keep my
commandments Now way it meant for the
early disciples only: 1t is for, the deserving Of
all time. In til. Eth Of John, Goth versc, no
Gays. Neither pray L for these alone, but for
them also which shall believe in me through
their word" All men III all times, may be
shArers III his love, by loving and believing
jehovah, Is revealed In the Old Testament, is
a.xod OF power, glory and grandeur distant and
Indefinite; hut Jesus brings divinity to earth, Is
God incarnate, \ Saviour to know and 1--we in
person. This personsl nearness Of jesus his
tender love. his great suffering. his holy life and
memorable de .th are we'll calculates to draw
men unto him aud inspire the deepest love and
faith. How sublime q h"roism in his early fol-
lowers, the thartyred saints wll,sc heroic endu--
ance of every difficulty proves the transforming
power o." Christ in the lrlman,sail, No wonder
Calvary has become Il holy shrine; and tho cross
redemption's glorious sign.
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